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PaN from Journeymen Soundsystem

About Me

Hola my name is Pan. I started Journeymen Soundsystem with a couple of good friends in 2004. We were all into reggaemusic for a long time, some ina soundsystem style, others as musicians and technicians. We became more and more inspired by the UK soundsystem style..while passing by session's of King Shiloh, Jah Shaka and Jah Tubby's... Playing Powerfull Uplifting Rebel Music Upon unique self-build speakersets and equipment. So it takes a lot of time and energy to realise a good working soundsystem and that is our main goal at the moment, very busy improving our speakers, amps and di whole ting. It's a great thing to do especially when the soundsystem is blazing reggaemusic and you see the people enjoy the music.My work is organising the gigs and selecting which tunes to play in session. I am also singing and chanting on the dubs we play. Many times I sing with other musicians like Zebra, KarmaKonga, Zeemonster, Lion Allstars, ReggaeMaffia, Joyce no Spang and soundsystems like Blakkahill, Propagunjah, ForwardFever, Mannasseh and King shiloh.With Journeymen we have some special acts like The Panna Football competitions, cause we longtime football players too you know, so we build a small field to place besides the soundsystem where the people can show their skills in the arena or just get some good exercise, yeah man..Sometimes we set up the PiratesRadio at festivals, like ReggaeGeel and ina Ruigoord so people can enjoy the soundsystem on their radio's or using a digital internet stylee..Remember we are all reggaemusic lovers. For reggaemusic is a special thing. It is the music of the people telling about everyday life, the hardships and the good things. It is spiritual music, that praises life and creation but most of all it's the rebelmusic that touches us to stand up against uppression and free the people all over the world and tells us to stop the foolish fighting and unite as one making a better world that we all can enjoy...

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Member Since: 16/06/2007
Band Website: www.journeymen.nl
Band Members: RudeMan-Singer * Leon-Singer * King David-Selector * Pan-Selector/Singer * Supa-Selector * Tappa B-Engineer * King Tee-Engineer * Marti Ranks-Logistics * Skanky-Panna Organiser * Dapie Dub-Selector/chanter * JahLex/Selector
Influences: mmm..many many..lately I listen a lot to Wayne Mc Arthur, Tenastelin and Abashanti productions, love that voice of Bloodshanti..Disciples riddims, Zion Gate, Vibronics, Universal Roots, Mungo's, some Jah warrior 7"es..Murrayman, Kenny Knots..love dem oldschool Unity SOunds, productions, Earl sixteen, Universal egg, Deep Roots yeah...well SLimmah sound, Puravida great musicians, Lutan Fyah I really like a lot, I love King Shiloh Soundsystem, For the foundation; Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Steel Pulse, Israel Vibration, Gladiators, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Gregory Issaacs, Dennis Brown, Mighty Diamonds, Johnnie Osbourne, Cocoa Tea, Culture, Wailing Souls, Misty In Roots, Love a lot of Jamaican eighties stylee too..labels like, Sunset, Powerhouse, some early Jammy's, Cornerstone, Redman, Firehouse...love some Dead Kennedy's too..Bad Brains mmm..La Fraction..yeah man Punky stuff...STevie WOnder I like, some Ry Cooder, Doe Maar...and offcoarse when you are totally broozed from a festival some good old jamaican ska for on the way home..Oh and I love the birds singing when we lock off the soundsystem in the morning...
Record Label: BlazingStar
Type of Label: Major